{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Time and Tide","title":"Shifting Sands: Tracking the Changing Shape of Our Shore","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1410,"description":"From major storms to daily tides, the sandy shores of New Hampshire are constantly moving — gaining sand in some places and losing it in others. But how do scientists and volunteers actually track those changes over time?  \nIn this episode of Time and Tide, we dig into the world of beach profiling — a simple yet powerful method that measures the contour of the shoreline month after month to reveal patterns of erosion and accretion along our coast. By taking regular measurements of beach elevation and slope, the NH Volunteer Beach Profile Monitoring Program contributes to long-term coastal monitoring efforts that inform local decision-making, coastal resilience planning, and scientific research.  \nLearn how citizen scientists — also referred to as participatory scientists — use two measuring poles to collect this important data, while researchers interpret the meaning of this for your favorite New Hampshire beaches.  \nWhat better way to explain beach profiling, than to take you for a walk along the beach in Seabrook, NH, where a small group of researchers and volunteer citizen scientists meet on a windy winter day to measure the beach.\n\nGuest Speakers:  \nAlyson Eberhardt, Ph.D., Coastal Ecosystems Extension Specialist, New Hampshire Sea Grant \nLarry Ward, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor, UNH Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping \nWells Costello, Citizen Science Program Manager, New Hampshire Sea Grant \nRachel Morrison, Research Assistant, UNH Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping \nHosted by: Brian Yurasits, Science Communication Specialist, New Hampshire Sea Grant \nProduced by: Brian Yurasits \nFurther reading: \nBeach Resilience Data \nCitizen Science in Shifting Sands (StoryMap) \nStorm Report Series \nNew Hampshire Sea Grant works to enhance our relationship with the coastal environment to sustain healthy and resilient ecosystems, economies, and communities through integrated research, extension, education, and communications efforts. Based at the University of...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/sTuThYtLjSr9oX27oC5PH17BvFOoERo1qnLmVs34z1c/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZmI5/NzlhOWViZTUzYzBh/OWNjMWE5NmJmODk4/N2E4OC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}